Peaks and Viewpoints

This collection features the diverse topography of North Bohemia, spanning the Jizera and Giant Mountains. Highlights include the iconic hyperboloid tower atop Ještěd, the granite formations of Trzy Świnki, and the Cimrman Lighthouse, which houses a museum dedicated to a fictional Czech polymath. Visitors can explore the Hruboskalsko rock town via the Mariánská and Zámecká viewpoints, or witness the Průrva Ploučnice, a historic man-made tunnel carved into sandstone to redirect the Ploučnice River.

Peaks and Viewpoints — Map

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Ještěd

Ještěd is the highest mountain of the Ještěd–Kozákov Ridge in the north of the Czech Republic, at 1,012 m.

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B

Szrenica

Szrenica is a mountain peak situated in the western part of Giant Mountains in Poland, very close to the Polish-Czech border, within the…

Andrzej Otrębski / CC BY-SA 3.0

C

Trzy Świnki

Granite rock formation located on the Silesian Ridge of the Giant Mountains, characterized by weathered shapes resembling pigs.

D

Rozhledna Maják J. Cimrmanna

A 24-meter wooden observation tower built in 2013, featuring a museum dedicated to the fictional Czech polymath Jára Cimrman at its base.

Honza Groh / CC BY 3.0

E

Slovanka

Slovanka is a hill situated 820 m above sea level in the central Jizera Mountains in the area of Lučany nad Nisou, between Královka and…

F

Rozhledna Nisanka

A stone and brick tower on Novoveský vrch, standing 24 meters tall. It functions as both a telecommunications mast and a scenic lookout over the Jizera Mountains.

G

Mariánská vyhlidka

A lookout point in the Hruboskalsko rock town, providing panoramic views of Hrubá Skála Castle and the Trosky Castle ruins.

H

Zámecká vyhlídka

Situated in the Hruboskalsko rock city near Hrubá Skála Castle, this viewpoint overlooks the sandstone formations of the Dragon's Rock.

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I

Rocking stone

Rocking stones are large stones that are so finely balanced that the application of just a small force causes them to rock.

Květuše Blahoutová Pokorná / CC BY-SA 4.0

J

Prurva Ploucnice

A historic artificial tunnel and channel carved into sandstone to redirect the Ploučnice River, originally designed to power a 16th-century ironworks.